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France, easyJet's second largest market after the UK, remains a logical priority for the airline. The carrier's latest announcement confirms this trend, with 15 new destinations joining the airline's French catalogue in 2018. This expansion will involve several business destinations, such as Tel Aviv. The Israeli airport - where easyJet...

Business travellers to South Korea will soon be able to enjoy the ultimate in airport terminals. On 18 January 2018, Seoul-Incheon airport will inaugurate its second terminal. It will be equipped with cutting-edge technology, improving comfort and speed from check-in to boarding. Four airlines will be based there: Delta Air...

With a bit of luck, you can cover the 35 km between Jakarta's business centre and Soekarno-Hatta international airport in just one hour. But very often it takes a good hour and a half or more to get to the airport. There is light at the end of the tunnel, however, as the airport is inaugurating its...

Larger and better equipped, Iberia's new Madrid lounge now covers an area of 2,500 m², or 25% more than the previous version of the lounge. This surface area enables it to accommodate up to 500 business travellers at the same time, with an average of 1,200 guests a day. [caption id="attachment_67873" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The...

More and more routes are opening at Nantes Atlantique airport, including Lufthansa, British Airways and Brussels Airlines. In total, 17 new routes were opened in 2017, contributing to the dynamism of the Nantes hub. This effervescence is reflected in the airport's figures, which recently reached the...

The new SkyTeam lounge inaugurated at Vancouver International Airport is the alliance's first on the American market, and the seventh 100% SkyTeam lounge in the world. This lounge, with its large picture windows, is built around two wings, bringing the total surface area of the lounge to 528 m². The new space has been...

Dubai airport is due to install an innovative biometric identification system in Terminal 3 from next summer. Passengers will pass through a tunnel equipped with around 80 cameras hidden behind screens. The screens will immerse the passenger in a virtual aquarium, with moving fish to catch the traveller's eye...

Business travellers who regularly use the Cathay Pacific network for their trips to Singapore are going to have to change their habits. From Tuesday 31 October, the Hong Kong carrier will be moving from its usual Terminal 1 to the brand new Terminal 4. This small move is accompanied by a modernisation of the passenger journey: check-in, baggage drop-off, immigration and...

The new lounge inaugurated by Air France-KLM in Bangkok is located in Hall G of Suvarnabhumi airport, on level 3. This 660 m² lounge - an increase of 20% compared with the airline's previous lounge - has a capacity of 142 passengers. It is...

At long last, business travellers may be regretting the short-lived laptop ban imposed by the United States last May. Since 26 October, flights to the United States have been subject to drastic controls. Security interviews, in-depth searches, arrival - and departure - of...

Business travellers in Bordeaux and Marseille should take a positive view of the latest announcement from the Lufthansa group. The group has announced the forthcoming launch of new frequencies to top business destinations. From next summer, Lufthansa and Swiss will be adding no fewer than 20 flights on the Marseille-Zurich, Bordeaux-Zurich and Bordeaux-Frankfurt routes. This...

One might have thought that the launch of the new high-speed rail link might discourage some airlines. Eleven years after its arrival at Bordeaux airport, easyJet is even going to take up residence here. It is here that the airline's sixth base will be set up...

Arriving at the airport, making your way to the boarding gate, then taking off without being slowed down by a succession of checks, without even having to pull out your boarding pass or passport: this is the dream of every business traveller. A dream that could soon become reality, as transport specialists work to develop new methods for instantly identifying travellers...

When do you think biometrics will become the norm for airport identity checks? Andrew O'Connor - Biometrics are becoming increasingly common. Airports all over the world are taking an interest in biometrics, as the growing number of passengers poses challenges in terms of fluidity and security. The volume and speed of...

There was Mumbai (Bombay), Jet Airways' main hub, to which European passengers connect from Amsterdam, London and Paris to destinations throughout the Indian sub-continent and South-East Asia. "More than 500 daily flights are offered to 44 Indian cities, with a further 20 or so to choose from...

The end of 2017 will mark a turning point in the history of Corsair - more than 35 years of presence at Orly airport, already... In December, the French airline will make its debut on "Worldwide by easyJet", the new platform launched by the low-cost carrier in which La Compagnie will also participate. The two new partners...

Following the agreement reached between Air France KLM and GOL at ITM Top Resa, the Brazilian carrier will be able to benefit from the entire Air France sales force in Europe. "The aim is to position the Air France/GOL alliance as the most efficient and fastest solution for travelling from Europe to Brazil...

A few weeks after its arrival in Beirut at the beginning of the summer, Aigle Azur is continuing to expand its range of services to business destinations. The airline has just announced two new strategic services from 1 December. Aigle Azur is preparing to make its return to Moscow. Two flights a week will be operated between the airports...

The image of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, has been tarnished by the reputation of this metropolis of more than one and a half million inhabitants as the most expensive in Australia. The high cost of living in Perth reflected a city in the midst of an economic boom, thanks to soaring commodity prices. Perth is...

Since 28 August, a new transborder route has been added to the Hop! network. Air France network. The airline is offering a daily flight from Rouen Vallée de Seine airport to Lyon. Business travellers from Normandy now have a new option for their business trips to the capital of France, but also for their business trips to...